Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
The Description of the Index (Anukramaṇikā) of the Padma Purāṇa
जालंधरकथा पश्चाच्छ्रीशैलाद्यनुकीर्तनम् । सगरस्य कथा पुण्या ततः परमुदीरितम् ॥ २८ ॥
jālaṃdharakathā paścācchrīśailādyanukīrtanam | sagarasya kathā puṇyā tataḥ paramudīritam || 28 ||
បន្ទាប់មក មានរឿងរ៉ាវអំពីជាលន្ធរ ហើយបន្តដោយការរំលឹកនាមស្រីសៃល និងទីសក្ការៈផ្សេងៗ។ បន្ទាប់មក រឿងបរិសុទ្ធរបស់ព្រះរាជាសគរ ត្រូវបានប្រកាស ហើយក្រោយពីនោះ ប្រធានបទផ្សេងៗត្រូវបានពន្យល់តាមលំដាប់។
Suta (narrator) summarizing the forthcoming contents in an anukramanika-style listing
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It functions as an anukramanika (table-of-contents style) marker, indicating that hearing and reciting these narratives—Jālandhara’s account, Śrīśaila and other tīrthas, and Sagara’s story—yields puṇya (religious merit) and guides the listener through a dharmic sequence of topics.
Indirectly: by emphasizing anukīrtana (devotional recitation) of sacred narratives and tīrthas, it points to bhakti-practice through śravaṇa and kīrtana—hearing and recounting holy accounts as a means of cultivating devotion.
The verse reflects the Purāṇic method of structured transmission (anukramanika-style sequencing), aligning with disciplined textual organization and recitation practice; it does not explicitly teach a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this line.